Fire Adapted Communities; FAC) Program Coordinator

Since 1995, the Forest Stewards Guild’s national network of members, staff, and partners have advanced the culture of forest stewardship based on ethical principles, best-available science, and diverse experience. As an organization, we are dedicated to practicing and promoting responsible forestry as a means of sustaining the integrity of forest ecosystems and the people dependent upon them. To do this, we explore and demonstrate what works in the woods and showcase effective forest management practices through outreach, training, and policy development.

We combine strategy and action to position ourselves as the heart of the forest stewardship movement, driving its growth and impact nationwide. The Guild has members across the country and staff in Maine, New Mexico, Vermont, New York, Minnesota, North Carolina, Virginia, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.

The Guild is dedicated to providing an open, transparent, and just organization and workplace. We strive for clear, open, and kind communication and are committed to recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and supporting staff from underrepresented communities. We are dedicated to building a work culture that recognizes the inherent value of our employees, supports a healthy work-life balance, and provides an environment that supports personal and job growth.

We believe that a diverse workforce reflects the strengths of all members of our community. The Forest Stewards Guild strives to create a collaborative, supportive, and respectful setting for all employees and partners. To meet this goal, we recognize and celebrate the wide range of differences that characterize our members, employees, partners, and collaborators. Indeed, thosedifferencesenhance our organization and help us to meet our mission and vision.

The Guild values diverse forests because they are more productive, more resilient, more adaptable, and better able to recover from disturbances. Similarly, our community is healthier when we are inclusive of a diversity of people and perspectives.

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Job Description

The Forest Stewards Guild seeks a full-time Fire Adapted Communities (FAC) Program Coordinator based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, dedicated to coordinating the Fire Adapted Communities New Mexico learning network (FACNM) and other duties as assigned. In this position, the successful applicant will support peer-learning and professional relationship building for members of the statewide network through outreach, education, network resources, professional relationship building, and engagement.

Network members include community leaders (HOA, Firewise, etc.), fire service personnel, local government officials (municipal, county, Tribal), emergency managers, insurance industry representatives, land management agency officials, and more. The goal of FACNM programming is to create, share, and support local uptake of best practices for various aspects of community wildfire adaptation. To accomplish this goal, FACNM provides: networking opportunities; education and outreach through blog posts, webinars, and website upkeep and creation;

support for financial assistance needs through upkeep of a statewide funding database and small monetary awards for community fire risk mitigation and education activities; in‑person learning exchanges, workshops, and public events; and planning for the annual New Mexico Wildland Urban Fire Summit (WUFS). FACNM is constantly evolving to meet the needs of the moment and additional Network opportunities, such as development of post-fire community resources, will arise.

The work of FACNM is supported through a variety of grant funding; as such, funding opportunity identification and proposal preparation may be a component of the position.

Ideal candidates will possess a proven track record in coordinating educational programming and events, coupled with exceptional organizational and facilitation skills. They should possess knowledge and experience in forestry, wildfire mitigation, or fostering fire-adapted communities and demonstrate effective communication abilities. A personable and outgoing professional disposition, combined with strategic thinking capabilities and independent motivation, is essential for success in this role.

As project needs emerge, the Program Coordinator will collaborate with staff and partners to apply known solutions (including information from the National Fire Adapted Learning Network and National Cohesive…